CP's 2017 Holiday Train entertains hundreds in Minot, ND at the historic Soo Line depot. Photo taken from public property.

An eleven minute exposure finds eastbound doublestacks making track speed downgrade into Minot over 1792' long Gassman Coulee Trestle, among the longest on the former GN. Photo taken from private... (more)

Amtrak #8, The Empire Builder, stops at the Minot, ND Amtrak depot in May of 1990. A similar view can still be had nearly 27 years later.

After receiving a fresh crew, a westbound string of autoracks accelerates out of Minot and soars over the Gassman Coulee trestle.

It's a perfect autumn sunset as an eastbound local rolls across the Gassman Coulee trestle in the last light of the day.

The sun is rapidly setting on the Gassman Coulee trestle as a quartet of GEs hustles a stack train eastward into Minot.

After the CP-BNSF transfer clears out of the way, a loaded BNSF frac sand train accelerates westward past the Minot Amtrak station.

A nearly matching pair of east-coasters sticks its nose out under a Minot pedestrian bridge as it sorts out a string of autoracks.

Having just exited the BNSF line at the diamond, a former Soo Line SD60 is on the point of the CP-BNSF transfer as it reverses eastward around the S-curve near the Amtrak station in Minot.

A westbound vehicle train crawls under the western pedestrian overpass in Minot behind a trio of eastern visitors.

A long eastbound merchandise train slowly makes its way around the S-curve in Minot with a single GE on each end of the train.

Amtrak #8 makes its arrival at the Minot depot with a BN SD40-2 doing the honors in place of an ailing Amtrak locomotive.

An empty rip rap train crosses the impressive Gassman Coulee Trestle with a less-than-desired lead unit.

Merry Christmas! The City of Minot proudly displays their tree and nutcrackers every year on Main Street next to the vintage Soo Line depot. It's been my goal every year to get at least one... (more)

Christmas came early for me, and Santa got exactly what I wanted! With one of my two new camera bodies (Canon 6D, the other being a 7D) in hand, and a UP SD9043MAC trotting 5800 feet of grain empt... (more)